National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1887-06-24
CURRENT COMMENT.
The scintiiistions which Brighten Our
Exchange List.

Cincinnati Commercial Gazette: It's very
funny that DR.. McGlynn does not go TO
Rome and rid himself OF his troubles. He
has played the demagogue for all 1t is
worth. There is nothing new or more In
It for him. He will never be any more
notorious than he Is now; indeed he. could
not advertise himself so handsomely any
other way as by going to Rome, rectifying
his calculations, and resumlng business at
the old stand.
Cincinnati Enquirer Under the present
constitution Of the German empire the king
OF Prussia Ia entitled to the imperial throne.
II the Emperor Wilhelm /, now sick at 90
years, were to die, his eldest son, Frederick
Wilhelm, would succeed. He, too, is Ill at
| SO years old, with very sore throat. Fail
| ing him, the succession would fall TO his
son, OF the same name, now 2s years old,
| who has been married six years, and who
| has four babies, oil boys. The succession
| is not in danger.
Detroit Tribune: II has been noticeable
| fact that the Democrats OF the south have
/ done much less quarreling over the ad-
| ministration appointments than have the
Democrats Of the north. The Democrats
| Of the south are contented to be able,
| through their peculiar methods, to fill all
the elective offices In their respective states,
to send Democratic congressman to Wash
| ington from strong Republican districts,
and to deliver the electoral vote OF the
solid south to the Democratic candidate for
President.
Philadelphia Press The Texan, the Cali
fornian, the New Yorker, the Pennsyl-
yanian, the citizen Of any OF our larger
commonwealths who has come TO look
upon Connecticut as an Insignificant factor
in the American union-who speaks OF It
flIppantly as ''about one third the size OF
Denmark"-will do well to read Prof.
Johnston's "study." II he approaches 1t
without special knowledge Of the subject,
struck with the glory Of the little state he
has been accustomed to patronlze because
It figures SO feebly on the map. Prof.
Johnston will almost persuade him that not
to have been born In Connecticut was the
greatest misfortune Of his life.
New York Mail and Express. The signs
are multiplying that we are on the verge OF
general uprising Of Americans, OF all
parties, against the continuance OF the food
offoreign immigration of assisted paupers,
criminals, and anarchists. Even Mr..
Bayard has shown signs Of wakefulness,
and Of patriotic zeal, as to this gigantic com
Ing issue OF national self-protection. The
prompt action OF Collector Salstonstall, OF
Boston, In causing the imposition Of fine
Of 81, 900 on Cunarder for bringing there
demented pauper, shows that the admins
L
mand for the rigorous enforcement OF the
| laws that we have for the exclusion Of
some Of the worst classes OF immigrants.
Pittsburg Commercial Gazette: 1t did
not need the letter OF Gen. Sherman to as
sure the country that II President Cleye-
land visited st. Louis on the occasion Of
the forthcoming Grand Army encampment
he would be received with respect and the
| consideration due to him as President and
as commander-in. chief of the army aud
navy. While the right of the President to
| accept the invitation rendered him by citi-
zens Of st. Louis is not to be questioned,
and while he is free to go and come when
and where he pleases, 1t is equally the right
of the veterans to express their opiaion as
to the propriety Of any step he may choose
to take, and to say whether they approve 1t
or not. This they can do without laying
themselves open TO the suspicion that they
are capable OF offering an insult to the
President, or Of acting in any manner in-
consistent with the character OF soldiers
and gentlemen.
Philadelphia Press: But It is difficult to
see why these Democrats who are SO bound
up in honest civil service reform should
complain against the President. He has
certainly done about as much as he could
do to show that his Interpretation Of the
|, | platform is the same rs theirs. The spolls
have been going to the victors with suc,
steady purpose as to Invite the severe criti
cism OF those people who really believed
that honest civil service reform meant
| something else. They have watched with
. peculiar emotions the way in which, under
| the Presidents idea Of honest civil service
| reform, experienced Republican officials
who could not be accused OF partisan ac
, tivity have been compelled to surrender
, | their offices to Democratic politicians and
, | wire pullers. Changes which have occurred
1 II, nft ha fa1a nninac In thia pit 10
. and their results, show that President
Cleveland and Senator Vance have really
the same understanding Of honest civil ser
, | vice reform.
Plttsburg Dispatch: The announcemsn Mt
Of a live and inclsive prohibition campaigt
In Texas, led by Senator Reagan, was con
sidered surprising enough, but there wa
more to come. 1t seems almost too muct
for belief; but 1t is given out on the author
liquor dealer visiting st. Louis, that unles
a the opposition can rally big campaign
fund, the amendment will be carried
almost to certainly, and by a margin o
$4,000. Possibly the report may be founded
). on the desire to reinforce the anti pro
. hibition campaign barrel; but 1t has som
corroboration in the fact that the. rura
, Texans are almost a unit for abolishing th
!, liquor traffic, and that the negroes are be
Y coming convinced that total abstinence |
> their surest way to prosperity aud advance
ment. When Texas is on the verge @
It | joining the prohibition ranks In compan
! with Georgia, the new south IS maxim
- itself apparent In unexpected ways.
New York Tribune: Mr.. Powderly @
v Lynn talked sensibly and boldly on th
: drink evil, and urged the necessity of ten
perance upon workingmen, as he has ofte
s. done before. 1t is pity that 80 man
other issues Of far less consequence hav
II been permitted to engross the attentio
a and exhaust the energies of the labor IA
'. sociations. 1t might have been though
Ia that with the projection OF national orgar
~ ization OF labor there would have gone
o. determination to begin the improvement q
IL the existing situation by taking hold OF an
dealing resolutely with question the Sc
,f tlement Of which is so completely In th
.. hands of those Immediately affected,
all the matters which involve the relation
) between labor and capital settlement is r,
r. tarded by conflicting interests and by I'll
c. fact that neither Of the parties can decd
- for both. But this is not the case as regard
y the drink evil. Here labor has the first an
the last word. Here 1t Is indeoenden
)f Here 1t can determine the future for itse
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